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News that fans could be able to attend games from the middle of next month is very welcome.  Lots can happen between now and then but Celtic Park with a reduced capacity is better than an empty Celtic Park.

For those attending, the process of gaining entry to the ground will feel onerous; more like being allowed onto a flight than into a stadium.  A trial-run next week against Motherwell, even if only for 1,000 of us, will be useful to check processes before more significant numbers arrive.

On 20 February this year, a day after Newco advertised on their website for a kit partner, I told you production runs for replica football kit were such, that getting a deal done and shirts on shelves for this season in any volume was impossible.  I wrote, “manufacturing slots are booked in March or early April.  These are high volume items, production cannot be arrange doff the cuff.

“Multi-million pound contracts with any serious manufacturer will require scoping and due diligence, this could take weeks, if not longer.”

There are a small number of manufacturing facilities in the world that can produce these garments in volume, the major brands all use them and production slots are booked – to the minute – months out.

When Newco and Castore announced their deal in May and promised to ship in August, two possibilities occurred to me: I was wrong, or they were both flying by the seat of their threadbare pants.

Yesterday, the kit supplier apologised for adding Castore and Newco logos to school sweatshirts (busted as they had not gone to the trouble of changing details on the washing label).  They also apologised for shipping top quality replica tops from China to some fans, when they intended to only ship inferior kit, manufactured at a location in Turkey.  Yes, really.

Fans are now comparing shirts with a similar quality to any other replica football top, and something that costs the same as any other replica top, but is a very inferior product.

Getting things right in football costs money, takes time and experience.  If you think you can breeze into this industry, bang a few heads together and deliver a world-class deal, you have world-class arrogance.

Newco’s commercial director, James Bisgrove, was less than a year in the job when he put an email address on the club website asking kit suppliers to get in touch.  To be fair to him, it was a terrible position to be in, but he signed a deal without the scoping and due diligence that would prevent fans suffering this debacle.  He does not have the experience required to do the job.

In February, before Castore were even a glint in the Newco eye, I wrote that their new kit deal, “will be a poor contract and it will perform badly for all concerned.”  But all of us who have been paying attention for the last 8 years (and the 12 before) knew that.

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  1. jamesgang on

    VOGUEPUNTER on 21ST AUGUST 2020 9:38 PM

     

    JAMESGANG

     

     

    Hopefully one day I’ll get to meet you to see you actually exist!!!!

     

     

    HH jg

  2. Art of War on

    GFTB- Your TL off on AL next week. Piece of piss mate.

     

     

    However, Stevie “I used to be a motivational speaker who earned £450 per night” is for the Darius.

  3. MadMitch on

    EuL Final — well the second half anyway — football to stun pigs with.

     

    But of course they are well out of league — they are just different class.

     

     

    Aye right — 6 half decent players surrounded by 16 EPL journeymen.

     

    I’ve seen better football played on the Killie carpet — when it is raining.

     

     

    We are a couple of players away from matching their talent but a million miles away from matching their attitude / appetite / belief / coaching.

     

     

    The gap can be closed but only if that is the goal and we are not treated like a cash cow.

  5. itscalledthemalvinas on

    Ernie Lynch

     

    I don’t know if it’s party policy or not. I won’t be voting for the SNP after they get us independence unless they are a left wing party.

     

    I’m a socialist and whatever party has that agenda will be the one I vote for.

     

    HH.

     

    Off to bed as some of us are working tomorrow.

  9. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    And whilst you 3 are on, I’ll be glad when I hear a local accent next time I phone UC , my

     

    Heads nipping with having to speak to clowns

  10. GFTB on

    AoW & JVR

     

     

    Leave ma mate alone …

     

     

    Another Covid scare due to “close contact” but he did get me 7 days off :-)

     

     

    Easy to jest now

  11. Art of War on

    Madmitch – in light of your recent comment you should change your handle to Madmilch!

     

     

    Cash cow –

     

    Milch cow originated in the 1600s. Cash cow originated around the year 1970 and has overtaken milch cow in popularity.

     

     

    Both expressions come from literal cows. If a female cow has given birth at least once, farmers can continue to milk that cow. They can sell that milk with little labor and maintenance for a steady income.

     

     

    ———

     

     

    Madmitch or Madmilch – get your votes in as it’s cold and I’m Fresian.

  12. GFTB on

    BT 10.21pm

     

     

    Without “fuelling” the Scotland/Britain stuff … we probably only get calls from down south and punters from outside of Scotland actually want to hear a Scottish voice when they phone as well

     

     

    Only my experience :-)

  16. 31003 on

    Just watching a documentary. Surviving Joe Exotic. During an interview Joe says he was an “escape goat” He also looks like a H@n

  18. Art of War on

    BT/Stephen, you can look back on iconic pics from the 60’s/70’s of the old man in the Hoops and say “aye that’s my da!'”

     

     

    I looked out pics of my old man from 70’s and he looks a wee bit like Danny McGrain but in truth he looks more like Rolf Harris.

     

     

    However, he has aged well and celebrates his 91st next month.

  19. THE EXILED TIM on

    Cracking first half that game, foot off the pedal as expected in the second. but enjoyable all the same.

     

    I have no idea what to expect the morra in Dundee, we should on paper win handy, we will see, I don’t expect to drop points, but it sure is a funny old game so it is.

     

    POLITICS so scroll on by, just my humble opinion but I firmly believe that if voting made any difference you wouldn’t be allowed to vote…Oh and anyone who has an ambition to be a politician should automatically be barred from being one, a bit of a contradiction, but you get the jist…

  21. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Gerry

     

    Because you have a bit of empathy and it’s obvious when speaking to telephone operatives that they are clueless , heartless and obnoxious

  23. 31003 on

    TET

     

    Oh and anyone who has an ambition to be a politician should automatically be barred from being one,

     

    Couldn’t agree more. Each and every one of them a cheat, a liar and only in it for themselves. Vote? Yer havin a laff

  26. GFTB on

    BT 10.35pm as well as

     

     

    AoW 10.35pm

     

     

    BT not sure it’s empathy, hopefully I know it’s real life and I know people in real life and not just other end of a phone or a computer screen who don’t have that much …. but there are a lot of bams at the other end of our phone calls … probably a lot more than you will ever hear :-)

  29. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    GFTB

     

     

    Don’t forget I did 20 years on that side of the counter 🥴🥴

  33. !!Bada Bing!! on

    VP- Jim Spence is an honest man,and got hounded from his job,by the hun hordes, but where was his support from his employer the BBC, and his alleged colleagues?

  38. 31003 on

    TeT

     

    You’re not logged out

     

    The comments box disappears but it’s still on page 1

     

    I had the same problem earlier

     

    Make your post on page 1 and the comments box reappears on the last page

  40. JVR on

    BT , I listened to the first twenty minutes of the podcast your dad did with 90 minutes. Really enjoyable . The part he said if it wasn’t for Celtic , he would be living in Ireland now. His devotion to our team is fantastic.

  41. GFTB on

    BT 10.47pm

     

     

    Exactly …

     

     

    For all my moaning my Mrs is convinced I enjoy it … heartbreaking at times when you can’t help the punters who really need it, but I can assure the ones you can help will get the most help we can give them … BUT as you say the same punters will come up against “arseholes” …. total scunner that it can come down to “who” answers a phone ….

     

     

    Anyhow … delighted Dundee Utd are back in the top division … Tannadice always a favourite ground to visit

  42. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    JVR(Dallas)

     

     

    It’s true , he would move to Ireland in a minute but would miss the football too much

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